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How a Nervous Breakdown Led to the Best Jam in the World

Vickie Humber, a mother of four from Bedfordshire, never expected a jammy life. Here she tells us how preserves perked her up, and also shares her recipe for strawberry jam.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Strawberry and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,060 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

How a Nervous Breakdown Led to the Best Jam in the World

6 people
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

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By lovefood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Strawberry + sugartop 20% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together3,060 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs